UPDATE: In updated Nielsen estimates released Thursday afternoon, there were no changes in first-place CBS’ demo averages, including “Stalker,” whose total-viewer count ended up at 9.05 million.

Every ABC show was revised upward by one tenth of a ratings point, while tentpole “Modern Family” gained two tenths: “The Middle” (2.0/7 in 18-49, 7.42 million viewers overall), “The Goldbergs” (2.3/8 in 18-49, 7.09 million viewers overall), “Modern Family” (3.7/12 in 18-49, 10.56 million viewers overall), “Black-ish” (2.6/8 in 18-49, 8.29 million viewers overall) and “Nashville” (1.6/5 in 18-49, 5.34 million viewers overall).

“Black-ish” finished down 21% from its premiere, while lead-in “Modern” was 5% lower, and retained 70% of its lead-in (down from 85% for its premiere). And “Nashville” was up a tenth from its season premiere to leap-frog NBC’s “Chicago PD” (1.5/5 in 18-49, 6.63 million viewers overall), which was revised downward in the nationals to come in 21% lower than its season opener (1.9).

The only other change in the nationals was a one-tenth upgrade for NBC’s “The Mysteries of Laura” (1.5/5 in 18-49, 8.98 million viewers overall), which managed to match its previous week’s timeslot debut.

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CBS has won the second Wednesday of the television season in key demos behind “Survivor” and the creepy crime tandem of “Criminal Minds” and “Stalker,” the latter of which had a solid but unspectacular premiere and won its timeslot. ABC’s “Modern Family” remained the night’s top show in young adults, but lead-out “Black-ish” took a bit of a hit in its second week.

And two dramas that bowed a couple of weeks ago, NBC’s “The Mysteries of Laura” and Fox’s “Red Band Society,” held pretty steady.

According to preliminary national estimates from Nielsen, “Survivor” won the 8 o’clock hour for CBS (2.4 rating/8 share in adults 18-49, 9.5 million viewers overall), down about 10% from its 90-minute season premiere of last week. It was followed by the season opener of “Criminal Minds” (2.7/8 in 18-49, 11.5 million viewers overall), which was down just a bit in 18-49 from its year-ago opener (and up a tick in 25-54), placing second for its hour in 18-49 and first in both 25-54 (3.8/10) and total viewers; in fact, it was the most-watched show on the night overall on any network.

Capping the night was Kevin Williamson drama “Stalker” (2.0/6 in 18-49, 9.1 million viewers overall), which won its hour in all key categories and matched the timeslot performance of “CSI” in its year-ago season premiere. The show, which drew some of the worst reviews in memory for a new Big Four series, held up well in its second half-hour, retaining 95% of its 10 p.m. 18-49 rating, 97% of its 25-54 rating and 100% of its 18-34 rating.

CBS projects that “Stalker” will hit a 3.0 rating in 18-49 and about 12.4 million total viewers once full-week DVR playback numbers are in.

Elsewhere, ABC saw more diminished returns kicking off the night for “The Middle” (1.9/7 in 18-49, 7.0 million viewers overall), which was down 14% from its week-ago season premiere but still placed a solid second in demos for its timeslot. It was followed by sophomore “The Goldbergs” (second-place 2.2/7 in 18-49, 6.9 million viewers overall), which again built on its lead-in and minimized its week-to-week decline to 8%.

“Modern Family” (3.5/11 in 18-49, 10.0 million viewers overall) was down nearly 10% from its week-ago premiere, winning its time period in all key demos, and “Black-ish” followed at 9:30 p.m. (2.5/7 in 18-49, 8.0 million viewers overall) — down 24% in 18-49 from its strong premiere but a competitive second to “Criminal Minds” at 9:30. While ABC would have liked to see a stronger week-two hold (its retention went from 85% last week to 71% last night), the Anthony Anderson-fronted comedy still looks like a pretty good fit with “Modern Family.”

“Nashville” (1.5/5 in 18-49, 5.2 million viewers overall) held up well in its second week of the season, retaining all of its week-ago premiere score despite extra drama competition from “Stalker” and a reduced lead-in from “Black-ish.”

At NBC, “The Mysteries of Laura” (1.4/5 in 18-49, 8.9 million viewers overall) retained 93% of last week’s regular-timeslot debut in 18-49 (1.4 vs. 1.5) and continues to deliver a solid 25-54 (2.1/6) and total-viewer count. It was followed by “Law & Order: SVU” (1.8/5 in 18-49, 7.8 million viewers overall), which was off 18% from its week-ago season premiere (2.2). Having a compatible (albeit older-skewing) lead-in has helped “SVU” in the total-viewers category, as its first two episodes this fall outdrew the show’s final 14 hours from last season.

At 10 p.m., “Chicago P.D.” (1.6/5 in 18-49, 6.7 million viewers overall) continued its pretty good start to the season, despite the arrival of “Stalker” as crime-drama competition. It held 89% of its 18-49 “SVU” lead-in, vs. a 74% hold for CBS’ “Stalker” behind “Criminal Minds,” and won its hour among the major networks in adults 18-34 (1.2/5).

Fox’s “Hell’s Kitchen” (1.4/5 in 18-49, 3.8 million viewers overall) was up a tick from last week, and the net’s Red Band Society” (1.1/3 in 18-49, 3.3 million viewers overall) matched last week’s number — and again held steady or edged up in its second half-hour. With three days of DVR playback, last week’s “Red Band” delivered the same 18-49 average as the show’s premiere (1.8).

CW aired repeats of “Arrow,” which returns for its third season next week.

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UPDATE: In updated Nielsen estimates released Thursday afternoon, there were no changes in first-place CBS’ demo averages, including “Stalker,” whose total-viewer count ended up at 9.05 million. Every ABC show was revised upward by one tenth of a ratings point, while tentpole “Modern Family” gained two tenths: “The Middle” (2.0/7 in 18-49, 7.42 million viewers […]

UPDATE: In updated Nielsen estimates released Thursday afternoon, there were no changes in first-place CBS’ demo averages, including “Stalker,” whose total-viewer count ended up at 9.05 million. Every ABC show was revised upward by one tenth of a ratings point, while tentpole “Modern Family” gained two tenths: “The Middle” (2.0/7 in 18-49, 7.42 million viewers […]

UPDATE: In updated Nielsen estimates released Thursday afternoon, there were no changes in first-place CBS’ demo averages, including “Stalker,” whose total-viewer count ended up at 9.05 million. Every ABC show was revised upward by one tenth of a ratings point, while tentpole “Modern Family” gained two tenths: “The Middle” (2.0/7 in 18-49, 7.42 million viewers […]

UPDATE: In updated Nielsen estimates released Thursday afternoon, there were no changes in first-place CBS’ demo averages, including “Stalker,” whose total-viewer count ended up at 9.05 million. Every ABC show was revised upward by one tenth of a ratings point, while tentpole “Modern Family” gained two tenths: “The Middle” (2.0/7 in 18-49, 7.42 million viewers […]

UPDATE: In updated Nielsen estimates released Thursday afternoon, there were no changes in first-place CBS’ demo averages, including “Stalker,” whose total-viewer count ended up at 9.05 million. Every ABC show was revised upward by one tenth of a ratings point, while tentpole “Modern Family” gained two tenths: “The Middle” (2.0/7 in 18-49, 7.42 million viewers […]

UPDATE: In updated Nielsen estimates released Thursday afternoon, there were no changes in first-place CBS’ demo averages, including “Stalker,” whose total-viewer count ended up at 9.05 million. Every ABC show was revised upward by one tenth of a ratings point, while tentpole “Modern Family” gained two tenths: “The Middle” (2.0/7 in 18-49, 7.42 million viewers […]

UPDATE: In updated Nielsen estimates released Thursday afternoon, there were no changes in first-place CBS’ demo averages, including “Stalker,” whose total-viewer count ended up at 9.05 million. Every ABC show was revised upward by one tenth of a ratings point, while tentpole “Modern Family” gained two tenths: “The Middle” (2.0/7 in 18-49, 7.42 million viewers […]